Celesteyum Academy is the culmination of years of passionate baking and Shobha’s dedication to teaching the best practices in the world of baking. Coming from a family deeply entrenched in the hospitality industry, her journey into the world of baking began a decade ago.

Armed with a Master’s degree in Life Science and having previously explored the creative realm as an animator, Shobha transitioned into the role of an academic advisor at an animation college, where she shared her knowledge and guided aspiring artists.

Her unwavering dedication to the art and science of baking is exemplified by her passion, which drove her to complete an intensive course in baking at Lavonne and attain an Advanced Diploma from the Academy of Pastry Arts. Celesteyum Academy stands as a testament to her commitment to the craft

Venkatesh is Managing Partner of Astravise LLP  which provides strategic finance advisory services to businesses. He is a Chartered Accountant by profession and has 25 + years of industry experience. He has worked with HUL, GE, Whirlpool, ACT and BlackBuck and has led finance teams in large companies for more than 10 years. He has attended Executive Education courses in Wharton University & London Business School.

Dr. Sandilyan is a Ph.D in Tourism and Hospitality from IGNOU and earned his Masters in Tourism also from the same University. He has also completed M. Phil in Tourism Management from Madurai Kamaraj University. Dr. Sandilyan is a Tourism and Hospitality professional with over 25 years of experience. Having completed a Diploma in Hotel Management from IHM-Kolkata in 1995, he started his career with the Taj Group of Hotels as an operations management trainee. In his career he has worked with various prestigious organisations in the industry like P&O cruises, Jaypee Group of Hotels, as well as leading academic Institutions like IHM – Hyderabad, Bradford-Rex School of Hospitality & Management, Singapore etc. Having started as a Chef, Dr. Sandilyan is amongst a handful of chefs in the country to hold a PhD degree. Dr. Sandilyan has undergone several advanced learning programmes from Ecole Hoteliere, Lausanne and is also certified by EHL as a “Qualified Learning Facilitator”. Dr. Sandilyan has held various senior management positions like HOD for Hotel Management at KLEF – deemed to be University, Vice Principal at SRMIHM. In the industry he has been a General Manager for a QSR chain based at Bangalore as well as GM for SKHL – (An industrial catering corporate) Dr. Sandilyan has over 18 years of teaching experience and is well versed with Outcome Based Education. He has been holding the position of Professor for around 7 years and has published several research papers in both national and international journals. He has also got best research paper of the track award from NIT – Durgapur. Dr. Sandilyan has groomed over 3000 students in various UG and PG levels. He is passionate about teaching and is keenly interested in subjects like cooking, Travel & Tourism, Research.

Having 20 years of Experience in FoodIndustry including renowned Hotels such as Marriott ,Hyderabad for 3years, Hotel ClubMed, Maldives for 2years ,Singapore BreadTalk for 4 years as a Production Head And R&D Dept, Ohris group ,Hyderabad for 3years as a ExecutiveChef,synergy group 5 years as a Executive Chef and currently in Tulita Ahara as a Corporate Chef as well as product development ,R&D since 4 years.